Process adapted to convert siccative oil into an emulsion for application on surfaces of cement, wood, or stucco



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4 Patented Apr. 23, 1935 UNITED STATES Examines PATENT OFFICE PROCESSADAPTED TO CONVERT SICCA- TIVE OIL INTO AN EMULSION FOR APPLI- CATIONOrlando da Cruz Sardinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil No Drawing. ApplicationApril 25, 1932, Serial No. 607,496

2 Claims.

The object of this invention is to produce a new industrial productcontaining a siccative oil in the form of an emulsion or colloidalsolution in water for application on cement, lime, wood or stuccosurfaces.

This invention consists in the use of Oiticica oil, or other siccativeoils, in the form of an emulsion, or colloidal solution in water,obtained by catalytic treatment of the oil, pure or with resins, withdifferent metallic oxides, as zinc oxide, lead oxi e, W, or cobaltoxide, adcfifg the same to a solution of sodium or potassium silicate,and milk of lime, in propomg according to the different products to beobtained. When in the specification the term resin is used, this ismeant to cover the usual varnish resins.

The oil, pure or with resins, after being conveniently catalyzed withthe named metallic oxides, and at temperatures which also may be varied,is added to the solution of sodium or potassium silicate and milk oflime, which, submitted to violent agitation, forms the emulsion, orcolloidal solution in water.

In order to explain the present invention, I give an example of aformula used by me, being the same used to produce the samples thataccompany this application.

Example with Oiticica oil Parts O'iticica oil, pure (heated to 230 C.)120 To be added:

Resins 30 Litharge 6 Manganese peroxide or cobalt oxide 2 Heat themixture to 250 C., then let the temperature of the compound drop to 200C., and at this temperature add the compound to the following watersolution:

,. Parts Silicate of sodium or potassium 13 Milk of lime 16 Water tocomplete solution neutral colouring pigments, forms a product that,

mixed with water, is suitable for application on cement, lime, Wood orstucco surfaces.

This product rapidly oxidizes after being applied, becoming thencompletely insoluble in water, while before the oxidation water is itsprincipal and preferred diluent.

The product dries in forming a film, first by the evaporation of thewater, and later by the oxidation of the treated oil; the drying beingso far advanced within three to four hours after the application as tobe insoluble in water. and therefore washable, and resistant to wear anduse. The resulting layer or cover is hard and elastic, forming a surfaceof agreeable aspect, without stains, and without any smell in the roomswhere it has been applied, adhering strongly to surfaces of cement orlime, after short drying.

The invention consists in a process that brings siccative oil into theform of an emulsion or colloidal solution in water, for applying thesame on surfaces of cement, lime, wood, and stucco. The product dries onsurfaces of these materials with perfect smoothness (which is not thecase with the common paints) the product can be used as substitute forrubber glue, in glueing wood, leather or rubber to each other, or onsurfaces of cement, iron &c.; it can be used also as cement for paintersand glaziers.

I claim:

1. A method of producing a surface protecting material consisting incatalytically treating about 120 parts siccative oil with 6 partslitharge and 2 parts of an oxide selected from the group consisting ofmanganese oxide and cobaltoxide, heating the mixture to about 250 C.,then reducing the temperature to about 200 C. and thereupon adding thethus treated oil to the following solution: about 13 parts potassiumsilicate, 16 parts of milk of lime and a suitable quantity of water,while submitting the mass to violent agitation until the temperature hasdropped to about 20 to 26 C.

2. A method of producing a surface protecting material consisting incatalytically treating about 120 parts siccative oil with 6 partslitharge and 2 parts of manganese oxide, heating the mixture to about250 C., then reducing the temperature to about 200 C. and thereuponadding the thus treated oil to the following solution: about 13 partspotassium silicate, 16 parts of milk of lime ORLANDO DA CRUZ SARDINHA.

